Ambition drove Joe Dollarhide across the parched plains from Fort Sam Houston to Dodge City. He was determined to have a spread every bit as vast and impressive as his employer’s, Benteen Calder. But when a wild stampede separates him from the cattle drive, it is survival and a burning need to settle the score with Benteen who left him for dead. Joe’s need for redemption is soothed by the love of an ambitious young woman, Sarah Foxworthy, who intrigues him with her sharp mind and gift for healing. But his demons eventually overtake him and drive him from her… and their unborn child. Years later, when Sarah walks into Joe’s world once more, he’s shaken to the core. Her dreams of becoming a doctor are dashed; her only hope is to find a better life for herself and her son. Now a prosperous rancher, Joe yearns to finally make a home with Sarah and their boy. But his road to riches has been strewn with obstacles, some looming even larger than the demons he still struggles against. But life has also shown Joe that nothing worth having ever comes easy. And that Sarah is a woman worth fighting for…
